• Source: Timeline of Spokane, Washington

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Spokane, Washington, USA.




19th Century


1874 - Spokane Falls settlement established in Washington Territory by James N. Glover.
1879 - Spokane Times newspaper begins publication.
1880 - Population: 350.
1881 - November 29: Spokane Falls incorporated as a town and then as a City.
1882 - Spokane becomes seat of Spokane County.
1883
Northern Pacific Railway begins operating.
Central School opens.
1884 - YMCA established.[1]
1887
Sacred Heart Hospital opens.
Jesuit Gonzaga College established.
1889
August 4–6: The Great Fire.
Union Pacific Railroad begins operating.
Town becomes part of the new U.S. State of Washington.
1890
Town of Spokane Falls renamed "Spokane."
Casino Opera House opens (approximate date).
Population: 19,922.
1891
Spokane High School and Holy Names Academy built.
Amtrak inter-city rail station opened.
1892 - Great Northern Railway built.
1893 - September 19: Franz Ferdinand of Austria visits town incognito.
1894 - The Spokesman-Review newspaper in publication.
1895
Spokane County Courthouse built.
U.S. military Fort George Wright established near town.
1896 - Deaconess Hospital established.
1897 - Chamber of Commerce and Spokane Stock Exchange established.
1900 - Population: 36,848.




20th century


1904
Spokane and Inland Empire Railroad began operations (until 1929).
Manito Park and Botanical Gardens created.
1905
Spokane Public Library building opens.
Woman's Club formed.
1908 - Portland-Spokane railway begins operating.
1909 - Federal building constructed.
1910
Commission form of government adopted.
Population: 104,402.
1914
Whitworth College active.
Davenport Hotel in business.
Clemmer Theater built.
1915 - Spokane Mountaineers club formed.[2]
1916
Eastern Washington State Historical Society established.
Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture established as the Cheney Cowles Museum.
1919 - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People chapter founded.
1921 - Civic building opens.
1925 - October: National Indian Congress held.
1929
Spokane Daily Times begins publication.
Cambern Dutch Shop Windmill built.
1931 - Fox Theater an Art Deco movie theater
1932 - Park Inn opens.
1933 - Grand Coulee Dam construction begins in vicinity of Spokane.
1935 - Benewah Milk Bottle building constructed.
1938 - Spokane Art Center opens.
1939 - Doyle's Ice Cream Parlor opens.
1942 - U.S. military Fairchild Air Force Base begins operating near Spokane.
1946
Spokane municipal airport active.
Yoke's Fresh Market in business.
1947 - Spokane Civic Theatre incorporated.
1954
Spokane Coliseum opens.
Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist built.
1955 - NorthTown Mall in business.
1960
Mayor-council-manager form of government adopted.
Population: 181,608.
1963
Spokane Community College established.
Protest during the Civil Rights Movement
1967 - Spokane Falls Community College opens.
1974
Spokane Convention Center built.
Pavilion Opera House and River Park Square shopping center open.
Expo '74 world's fair held in Spokane.
1977 - Lilac Bloomsday Run begins.
1978
Spokane Fire Station Museum established.
Riverfront Park established.
1981
Spokane River Centennial Trail constructed.
Spokane Historic Landmarks Commission created.
1990 - Spokane Hoopfest begins.
1995
Community Health Association of Spokane active.
Spokane Arena opens.
1996 - City website online (approximate date).
1997
Spokane Preservation Advocates organized.[3]
Spokane Valley Mall in business near city.
1999 - Spokane Washington Temple opens.




21st century


2003
September 23: Gun incident at high school.
James E. West becomes the 43rd mayor.
2005
Cathy McMorris Rodgers becomes U.S. representative for Washington's 5th congressional district.
Spokane Valley Heritage Museum established.
2007 - Spokane hosts U.S. Figure Skating Championships
2010
Population: 208,916.
Spokane hosts U.S. Figure Skating Championships
2011 - January: Bombing attempt.
2012 - David Condon becomes the 46th mayor of Spokane.
2020
Population: 228,989.
Nadine Woodward becomes the 47th Mayor of Spokane.
Construction began on the Spokane Sportsplex owned by the Spokane Public Facilities District.
Construction began on the City Line.




See also


History of Spokane, Washington
National Register of Historic Places listings in Spokane
Timeline of Washington (state) history
other cities in Washington
Timeline of Seattle
Timeline of the Tri-Cities, Washington




References






Bibliography






External links



Items related to Spokane, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).

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